All Forum Posts by Mike Barney

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Forum Font size optionThe nice part of the forum is lots of input. Because of the differences in font size of many different sites, I do believe it will make a difference.
Appreciate it.
Thanks,
MikeB

Forum Font size option for those getting older...Ryan et al, any chance of putting a +/- or "Larger Font" button to make BPL forum font easier to read? There are many websites that have a 1 click button that aid those of us pushing bifocals by ...

Re: MJ's Farm Do it yourself bulk...If you find one you like, go for it, but as others have said, it's a lot of food you'd need to consume prior to expiration dates. I like the Organic Buttery Herb Pasta, Alfredo and the Potatoes.
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Re: Montane in USAIf you can find a reliable vendor, as indicated by Roger, for a product not otherwise available, the I would consider them. I work for a large corp that is very careful where and when we get invol...

All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney

MSR Pocket RocketThis is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well.
The stove is reas...

Light My Fire SporkI like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ...

Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS RadioGreat Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i...

Marmot Helium (long)I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall.
It fits me (6'1") well a...

Jolt GumI guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ...

Big AgnesWe had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b...

WalMartWalmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel...

Tarptent CloudburstThe Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent.
I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha...

Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck restI purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do...